On the last day of half term , Principal Bryan Maywood took the time in his busy schedule, to meet up with Ten Tors 35 miler teams and Jubilee Challenge participants, route one and two, to commend them for their wonderful efforts. All were successful on the day in their respective events. Enjoying a slice […]
Gabriela Asman and Max Dinnis travelled up to Buckingham Palace to receive their Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards. Awards are usually presented at St. James’ Palace, but occasionally they hold large scale events at Buckingham Palace which both Gabby and Max were lucky enough to be invited to. “We travelled up to London to visit […]
This year was the third in a row where Bideford College hosted Dr Peter Hoare as he delivered a very well-received revision workshop. The event ran over the weekend of 11 and 12 May. On Saturday the 11th, the focus was Year 12 chemistry content. On the Sunday, Peter moved on to covering Year 13 […]
Four Launceston College students have just returned from a visit to a vocational school in Santo Tirso in northern Portugal as part of an Erasmus project. During the visit the students visited the city of Porto and cultural sites in the Douro valley. At the school the students attended food and drink presentations and cooked […]
Students who attend gymnastics club had a lot of fun yesterday testing their skills out at Zero Gravity, with students enjoying balancing on the beams, flying over boxes and off of the bars into the foam pit!
Pictured, a jubilant Nicole, having completed an arduous eight-mile walk across Dartmoor to gain her bronze medal. Although exhausted, she was all smiles at the end. Dylan also successfully completed the same JC 1 course. Emily and Sam gained their silver medals by walking their nine-mile JC 2 course. Students were supported by Carol Unwin, […]
The weather on Dartmoor was kind for this year’s Ten Tors event and our teams proudly crossed the finish line on Sunday into the welcoming arms of parents who came along to celebrate their success. The Challenge sees young people from 14-19 years taking on a 35, 45 or 55 miles walk self supported across […]
Last weekend saw the final event in our paddling calendar for 2019. Our paddling squad travelled to Exeter to compete in the SW Kayak championships. Paddlers competed in sprint races of 500m & 200m in the morning which saw great performances from Ollie Bath & Myles Redwood who finished in 3rd position and Archie Clarke […]
On Thursday 9th of May, students from Launceston College held a presentation on County Lines to a room full of invited guests. A Year 9 Launceston College citizenship class have been working on a project studying the impact and effect of County Lines. County Lines is a serious criminal issue, effecting smaller communities, which has […]
On Wednesday 1st of May, three Year 9 students (Theo Tambling, Theo Hosking, Josh Warburton) and English teacher Mrs Williams went to the Eden Project to participate in the Kernow Youth Book Awards ceremony (KYBA for short). Preparations started in December when the students began reading the six books which had been nominated for the […]
15 Aug 2019
Sixth Form students at Launceston College achieved excellent results again this year. Head of Sixth Form Jenn Burn Read more →
23 Jul 2019
Last week 21 Year 12 and 13 students went to Geneva to visit the largest scientific experiment in the Read more →
19 Jul 2019
In March 2019, Miss Bateman’s Year 10 separate science class sat the Royal Society of Biology Challenge paper, which Read more →